I've noticed a number of towns are totally deserted for some reason.
And there's items in the shop, marked as belonging to the merchants that own them.
If I steal these, will I be attacked by humans at some point? :P I was GOING to trade... but... no merchant...
Anyways, I didn't get attacked on sight when I went to another human city.
[ March 23, 2008: Message edited by: Bryan Baywood ]
smaller, small, and pocket sized seem to get settlements but no people.
sometimes the whole lot will be wiped out during the history part of the world map making, and you'll find stuff but not people. i can't remember from the last time did i find food or not, but i think i did (not very realistic, but i'm not complaining). it would be nice if you could find barrels of booze in these towns - there's no way my dwarves can eat all the food in the city :roll:
You can steal everything you want. You still have to walk away from city limits to travel, but, even if you aren't sneaking when you steal you do not become an enemy of any civilizations.
There is food in every house, and items in every shop. Go nuts, PLUNDER!
I also found quite a number of abandoned towns in a 257x257 map. I didn't try to steal stuff, because I am kind of extra-careful, though.
The towns I found to be abandoned on that map were in a region together, so I believe that they belong to a civilization that died out during world creation. This would explain their proximity to each other and also the observation of others that shoplifting goes unnoticed by other civilizations.
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